Georgia Tech building evacuated after campus lab explosion


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ATLANTA (AP) — A laboratory explosion at Georgia Tech caused authorities to evacuate a building at the Atlanta campus.

WSB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1zIlbWY ) a small explosion occurred one of the labs in the building Tuesday afternoon. Georgia Tech officials say no one was injured.

Atlanta firefighters emptied the lab building for a short time but it soon reopened as the fire department continued to assess the blast. It was not immediately known what caused the explosion.

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